LEADER 04121nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910782874003321 005 20230721005236.0 010 $a0-292-79404-5 024 7 $a10.7560/718074 035 $a(CKB)1000000000720622 035 $a(OCoLC)648341908 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10273746 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000114397 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11143093 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000114397 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125225 035 $a(PQKB)11627301 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443371 035 $a(OCoLC)967523909 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse50724 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443371 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273746 035 $a(DE-B1597)588533 035 $a(OCoLC)1280943752 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794047 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000720622 100 $a20070921d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBranding Texas$b[electronic resource] $eperforming culture in the Lone Star State /$fLeigh Clemons 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71807-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [125]-155) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : Texas and the performance of regionality -- "Deep in the heart" : the architectural landscapes of Texan cultural memory -- Teaching "Texan" : the pedagogical function of the Texas revolution -- "What's the matter with you people?" : the performance of authentic behavior in small-town Texan plays -- Selling Texas : the political branding of Texan cultural identity -- Conclusion : "our flag still waves proudly from the walls". 330 $aAsk anyone to name an archetypal Texan, and you're likely to get a larger-than-life character from film or television (say John Wayne's Davy Crockett or J. R. Ewing of TV's Dallas) or a politician with that certain swagger (think LBJ or George W. Bush). That all of these figures are white and male and bursting with self-confidence is no accident, asserts Leigh Clemons. In this thoughtful study of what makes a "Texan," she reveals how Texan identity grew out of the history?and, even more, the myth?of the heroic deeds performed by Anglo men during the Texas Revolution and the years of the Republic and how this identity is constructed and maintained by theatre and other representational practices. Clemons looks at a wide range of venues in which "Texanness" is performed, including historic sites such as the Alamo, the battlefield at Goliad, and the San Jacinto Monument; museums such as the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum; seasonal outdoor dramas such as Texas! at Palo Duro Canyon; films such as John Wayne's The Alamo and the IMAX's Alamo: The Price of Freedom; plays and TV shows such as the Tuna trilogy, Dallas, and King of the Hill; and the Cavalcade of Texas performance at the 1936 Texas Centennial. She persuasively demonstrates that these performances have created a Texan identity that has become a brand, a commodity that can be sold to the public and even manipulated for political purposes. 606 $aPopular culture$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aGroup identity$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aFolklore$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aPerforming arts$zTexas$xHistory 606 $aTheater$zTexas$xHistory 607 $aTexas$xHistoriography 607 $aTexas$xCivilization 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yRevolution, 1835-1836$vDrama 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yRepublic, 1836-1846$vDrama 615 0$aPopular culture$xHistory. 615 0$aGroup identity$xHistory. 615 0$aFolklore$xHistory. 615 0$aPerforming arts$xHistory. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 676 $a306.09764 700 $aClemons$b Leigh$f1967-$01539550 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782874003321 996 $aBranding Texas$93790495 997 $aUNINA